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In Reply to: OK Showoff! posted by kavakidd on April 26, 2007 at 10:51:15:
I didn't have a father in the biz and an uncle who collected Jazz too!Hell, I was 24 before I knew what Jazz was! To hear "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Take 5" on the radio as a pre-teen (or teen) and realize what it was is two different things altogether! But the guy who played "Light as a Feather" while I was downing multiple beers and smoking herbaceous substances did it! It was all over from then on...I didn't listen to Rock again until I was well into my 30's!
So, to have started collecting Jazz at 24, I think I've done relatively well. I sure wasn't going to get the education that I needed from Jim (the friend that played some Chick Corea). But the passion he ignited could be fed by what I've always done well, the two R's. Reading and Research. By the time I reached 30 I'd read approximately 2 Jazz books for every year I'd existed and done that in just 6 years (and being the type guy I am, I still have all of those books plus more)!
The reality is that the craving never has ceased, I still want more LPs even though I obviously have more than anyone could listen to in 5 lifetimes.
But as long as I began the battle, let's see if anyone else "databases" us. C'mon guys, it's drool time!
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If I had more money I'd soon be broke...but I'd have more LPs!
Follow Ups:
'But the guy who played "Light as a Feather" while I was downing multiple beers and smoking herbaceous substances did it! It was all over from then on...I didn't listen to Rock again until I was well into my 30's!'Hope you heard "500 Miles High" with Flora Purim. I just played that last month for a young friend who is getting into audio, and came over to audition my speakers which he ended up also getting (used Paradigm 9SEs). After hearing that cut, he commented that it was the best LP he had ever heard. I had to agree it was impressive, and sounds far better now than on the equipment I could afford back in the mid 70s, although it wasn't bad (Yamaha CA-610 and small JBLs). Good album.
Gorgeous! I can hear her while I type this and there's no music playing! And I'll bet I haven't heard the LP in at least 20 years!
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If I had more money I'd soon be broke...but I'd have more LPs!
I cheated!! Hell, you're waaay ahead of me. 90% of the Jazz I own was Dad's (None from unc - his son was a Music Professor and still plays on the Cape). After 35 years of working 60-70 hour weeks with little time to appreciate much of anything, my jazz appreciation has been rekindled big time. "Course, now that there's time, there's no money!My appreciation came, initially, by osmosis. It was just always THERE. Dad claimed to have bought his first 78 when he was 5 or 6. (A wee exaggeration, I suspect) and had a deep and abiding interest in both Jazz and Classical (along with a few other genres to a lesser degree).
So, Mikey, your passionate interest far outweighs mine. I'll never manage to discover everything I already have let alone look for more.
It IS an adventure though.How about a book list - I have quite a bunch but 2/3 are still unread (by me, anyway). Gotta fix that.
PS: Dad wasn't in the "Biz" either. He was a Cost Accountant at GE. The radio gig was, mainly, a hobby! Plus he ushered (or supervised ushers)at every single Tanglewood Concert from after the war until his death in 1966. Knew Koussevitsky, Bernstein, Munch etc.
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
the passion we share now, together.
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If I had more money I'd soon be broke...but I'd have more LPs!
I threw together this PM. Cursory at that.Jazz Books
1. The Collector’s Jazz-Modern. John S. Wilson-Copyright 1955-59
2. A Popular History of Music-From Gregorian Chant to Jazz. Carter Harmon-Copyright 1956
3. The Jazz Word. Dom Cerulli, Burt Korall & Mort Nasatir-Copyright 1960 (a Collection of essays)
4. The Collector’s Jazz-Traditional & Swing. John S. Wilson Copyrights 1955-58
5. The Book of Jazz. Leonard Feather-Copyright 1961
6. Satchmo-My Life In New Orleans. Louis Armstrong-Copyright 1954
7. Really The Blues. Mezz Mezzrow & Bernard Wolfe – Copyright 1946
8. Jazz – Rex Harris – Copyright 1952
9. Jazz Panorama – From the pages of Jazz Review edited by Martin Williams. A Collection of articles. Copyright 1964
10. 10. Lady Singe The Blues. Billie Holiday-Copyright 1956
11. The New Hot Discography-Charles Delaunay-Edited by Walter E. Schaap & George Avakian. Copyright 1948
12. Duke Ellington. James Lincoln Collier. Copyright 1987
13. The World of Swing. Stanley Dance-Copyright 1974
14. The Art of Jazz-Essays on the Nature & Development of Jazz. Edited by Martin T. Williams
15. The Sound Of Surprise-46 Pieces on Jazz-Whitney Balliett- Copyright 1959
16. Ain’t Misbehavin’ – The Story of Fats Waller-Ed Kirkeby-Copyright 1966
17. Jam Session, An Anthology of Jazz-Edited by Ralph J. Gleason. Copyright 1958
18. Jack Teagarden’s Music-His Career and Recordings-Howard J. Waters, Jr., Copyright 1960
19. Guide to Jazz-Hugues Panassie (Biographies and select Discographies) – Copyright 1956
20. The Real Jazz-Hugues Panassie-Copyright 1942
21. The Jazz Titans – Robert George Reisner – Copyright 1957-59
22. Jazzmen-Edited by Frederic Ramsey, Jr., and Edward Smith-Collection of Essays-Copyright 1939
23. Treat it Gentle – An Autobiography – Sidney Bechet – Copyright 1960
24. The Story of Jazz-Marshall Stearns-Copyright 1956 (Autographed to Dad)
25. Mister Jelly Roll – Alan Lomax – With Drawings by David Stone Martin – Copyright 1950
26. Jazz-A People’s Music-Sidney Finkelstein-Copyright 1948
27. Blues People-LeRoi Jones-Copyright 1963
28. Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya’ – Edited by Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff – as told by the artists themselves. Copyright 1955
29. Shining Trumpets-A History Of Jazz – Rudi Blesh – Copyright 1946
30. Who’s Who In Jazz-Storyville to Swing Street – John Chilton – Copyright 1978
31. Duke Ellington – Barry Ulanov – Copyright 1946
32. Jazz Masters of the 30’s – Rex Stewart – Copyright 1972
33. Giants of Jazz – Studs Terkel with sketches by Robert Galster – Copyright 1957
34. Bessie – Chris Albertson – Copyright 1972
35. Girl Singer – Rosemary Clooney with Joan Barthel – Copyright 1999Plus various “Encyclopedia of Jazz” Editions and several Jazz Photrography Books.
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
The shelf is less than 4 feet from me...if I could walk through walls, but the door is 5 feet from me...In reality, if there wasn't a wall, the Jazz bookshelf would be the back of the 'puter desk, but I'm too lazy to get up, so...
Off the top of my head, 5,6,7,19,27,30...then add about 70 or 80 on top of that.
I don't wanna do that! I'm into the LP collection...if I ever get that done, MAYBE I'll do a spread sheet of my music books. Let's just say I'm the only person I know that has a collector's guide with 78's listed! But then there's this gem I paid $30 for: "The Complete Encyclopedia of Popular Music and Jazz, 1900-1950" Roger D. Kinkle; Arlington House 1974; 4 volumes.
I almost crapped my pants when I saw it years ago in Pittsburgh at a big "remaindered" book shop called "Book Country." List price was $100...I think I may have sprung for that if I'd seen it at that price. Talk about a golden research piece!
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If I had more money I'd soon be broke...but I'd have more LPs!
the "New Hot Discography is entirely 78's
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
masturbation has got to stop! Talk about illicit drugs! If I could eat, go potty, grocery and other sundry shopping, sleep, keep in touch with friends, shower, and everything else that life demands while sitting in my record room and listening, THEN this titillation would be O.K.Since life is a bit more complicated, I'm being driven crazy by all of these Jazz LP posts!
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If I had more money I'd soon be broke...but I'd have more LPs!
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